Hi, I had recently lost my student oyster and used my sister's 16+ oyster to travel into London on Thursday, 27 January, instead of immediately buying a new oyster, (because I was stupidly waiting till Monday so I could buy a weekly ticket). Inevitably, a bus inspector caught me and so fast-forward, and I have a court summons for 28 April 2011, against Regulation 7 (1) (b) - No passenger on a vehicle being used for the carriage of passengers at separate fares shall use any ticket which has been issued for use by another person on terms that it is not transferable. I did send a letter of apology and offered to pay any incurred costs, but this was unsuccessful. I talked to the inspector and explained that I had lost my own student oyster and I was therefore using my sister's while I was waiting to purchase a new oyster. In the statement of facts, which came with the summons, this is not included. The only explanation in the statement of facts is that I said' my sister was lettin me use it' - I assume the g in letting was specifically missed out to manipulate the language, in order to stereotype me.Also, it states that when I was informed that I was being reported, I said, "oh, alright," which I am 100% sure is untrue. Is there any way I can avoid going to court/receiving a criminal record? I am a final year student and a record will seriously jeopardise my employment prospects in my chosen field. Thank you, Sachi